Listening to: Everything to Everyone - BNL
Reading: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan - Sophie Kinsella (thank you, "Aunt" Jackie, for fulfilling my Need to Read!
Hey kids! It's Tuesday! Yesterday, we had our carpets and living room furniture cleaned. They were supposed to come between 12-2pm, but of course, they showed at like 1:58. It took about 1.5 hours. During that time, Cam, Hanker, Walter and I were sequestered to the dining room and kitchen. It was kind of a pain, but I'm glad we had it done. Things are mostly dry this morning. After the Stanley Steemer guys left yesterday, Cam and I went over to Mom's house so he could play on dry carpet. We ended up meeting Amy at Don Pablo's for dinner. While we were finishing up dinner, Tony called and asked if we were still at DPs and when we were leaving. I told him I saved some flautas for him and he sounded excited. He said he'd meet us there. I thought he meant at DPs. He really meant at Mom's house. So, I ordered more flautas and Mom and Amy ordered dessert. After Tony didn't show for like ever, we figured out that he meant he was going to Mom's. Blah. By the time we got to Mom's, Tony had already gone home. We always get our signals crossed like that. It really sucks. I know we need to work on our communication, but I don't know what to do. Maybe get a book? Anyway....back at Mom's house, we had a blast with Cameron. Amy and I got him really afraid of Mom's room. She keeps all the doors shut so he can't go in and mess up her stuff, but the bedroom door is swollen (I guess because it's cold out) and won't close all the way. I tell him that's where Gma keeps all the torture devices, you know - the guillotine, the whips and such. I know he doesn't know what a guillotine is, but he totally got the picture and won't go in there! We even tried to coax him in by throwing his baby in there, but he won't cross the threshold! He acts so frightened, but in a funny way. It's like when you go to a haunted house...it's scary, but you like the thrill...that's how he reacts. We had so much fun.
I'm getting a massage tonight! I'm getting a massage tonight! I'm getting a massage tonight! I'm getting a massage tonight! I'm getting a massage tonight!
So, you know I read a horrible novel called Shock, by author Robin Cook. The silly dialogue and goofy wording is so bad that it bears repeating here. Check this stuff out:
First some oft-repeated phrases from the narrator:
-Joanna rolled her eyes for Deborah's benefit (lots of eye rolling for the benefit of others going on)
-A quarter hour later, the women were at the office (why say quarter hour? why not just 15 minutes later? the author uses this a lot. An hour and a quarter passed... Also, the phrase 'the women' is used like 600 times. One character asks, "what are you women arguing about now?" Who talks like this?
And now the dialogue. Mind you, these are 25-year-olds we're talking about here. Yeah, they're PhD candidates at Harvard, but still!
"That's reassuring...What I find particularly ironic about this situation is that you're the one who asked me to marry you, not vice versa. The trouble is, that was seven years ago. I'd say that suggests your ardor has significantly cooled."
"It is, indeed"
"Precisely"
"Absolutely" (this one's used over and over and over and over...)
"Good grief!"
"My word!"
"Gadzooks!"
"This car is going back to Boston straightaway...if you want to stay out here and get it on with that rake, that's your business..." (rake? to describe an old man? straightaway? who says stuff like that?)
Oh, and there is much, much more, but it's really painful for me to have to look through the book for specific examples. Actually, if I got the audio version, it might be quite humorous to listen to!
Maddox out.
Reading: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan - Sophie Kinsella (thank you, "Aunt" Jackie, for fulfilling my Need to Read!
Hey kids! It's Tuesday! Yesterday, we had our carpets and living room furniture cleaned. They were supposed to come between 12-2pm, but of course, they showed at like 1:58. It took about 1.5 hours. During that time, Cam, Hanker, Walter and I were sequestered to the dining room and kitchen. It was kind of a pain, but I'm glad we had it done. Things are mostly dry this morning. After the Stanley Steemer guys left yesterday, Cam and I went over to Mom's house so he could play on dry carpet. We ended up meeting Amy at Don Pablo's for dinner. While we were finishing up dinner, Tony called and asked if we were still at DPs and when we were leaving. I told him I saved some flautas for him and he sounded excited. He said he'd meet us there. I thought he meant at DPs. He really meant at Mom's house. So, I ordered more flautas and Mom and Amy ordered dessert. After Tony didn't show for like ever, we figured out that he meant he was going to Mom's. Blah. By the time we got to Mom's, Tony had already gone home. We always get our signals crossed like that. It really sucks. I know we need to work on our communication, but I don't know what to do. Maybe get a book? Anyway....back at Mom's house, we had a blast with Cameron. Amy and I got him really afraid of Mom's room. She keeps all the doors shut so he can't go in and mess up her stuff, but the bedroom door is swollen (I guess because it's cold out) and won't close all the way. I tell him that's where Gma keeps all the torture devices, you know - the guillotine, the whips and such. I know he doesn't know what a guillotine is, but he totally got the picture and won't go in there! We even tried to coax him in by throwing his baby in there, but he won't cross the threshold! He acts so frightened, but in a funny way. It's like when you go to a haunted house...it's scary, but you like the thrill...that's how he reacts. We had so much fun.
I'm getting a massage tonight! I'm getting a massage tonight! I'm getting a massage tonight! I'm getting a massage tonight! I'm getting a massage tonight!
So, you know I read a horrible novel called Shock, by author Robin Cook. The silly dialogue and goofy wording is so bad that it bears repeating here. Check this stuff out:
First some oft-repeated phrases from the narrator:
-Joanna rolled her eyes for Deborah's benefit (lots of eye rolling for the benefit of others going on)
-A quarter hour later, the women were at the office (why say quarter hour? why not just 15 minutes later? the author uses this a lot. An hour and a quarter passed... Also, the phrase 'the women' is used like 600 times. One character asks, "what are you women arguing about now?" Who talks like this?
And now the dialogue. Mind you, these are 25-year-olds we're talking about here. Yeah, they're PhD candidates at Harvard, but still!
"That's reassuring...What I find particularly ironic about this situation is that you're the one who asked me to marry you, not vice versa. The trouble is, that was seven years ago. I'd say that suggests your ardor has significantly cooled."
"It is, indeed"
"Precisely"
"Absolutely" (this one's used over and over and over and over...)
"Good grief!"
"My word!"
"Gadzooks!"
"This car is going back to Boston straightaway...if you want to stay out here and get it on with that rake, that's your business..." (rake? to describe an old man? straightaway? who says stuff like that?)
Oh, and there is much, much more, but it's really painful for me to have to look through the book for specific examples. Actually, if I got the audio version, it might be quite humorous to listen to!
Maddox out.
